“It’s honestly what I’ve been looking for here for 16 years,” Johnson said in his post-race interview. “I’m very very happy.”

Johnson won the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 on April 9.

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Johnson beat out Clint Bowyer and Kevin Harvick for the victory.

Kyle Larson came in sixth, and retained his points lead in the Monster Cup.

NASCAR at Bristol: Live race news, results

2:00 : Kurt Busch wrecked early, and was none-too-pleased with himself.

2:08:  Kyle Larson is off to a good start, as he wins Stage One.

2:44:  Dale Earnhardt Jr. is now out of the race after hitting the wall in lap 218.

2:55:  Martin Truex Jr. wins Stage Two. Larson comes in seventh.

3:57:  Kyle Busch is now out of the race as well.

4:21:  Jimmy Johnson wins at Bristol, his second time winning at the track.

Live race updates from Bristol

Results

  1. Jimmie Johnson 2. Clint Bowyer 3. Kevin Harvick 4. Matt Kenseth 5. Joey Logano 6. Kyle Larson 7. Chase Elliott 8. Martin Truex Jr. 9. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 10. Denny Hamlin 11. Trevor Bayne 12. Jamie McMurray 13. Austin Dillon 14. Ryan Newman 15. Ty Dillon 16. Paul Menard 17. Erik Jones 18. Daniel Suarez 19. Matt DiBenedetto 20. Kasey Kahne 21. Cole Whitt 22. Aric Almirola 23. David Ragan 24. Corey LaJoie 25. Kurt Busch 26. Michael McDowell 27. Jeffrey Earnhardt 28. Reed Sorenson 29. Gray Gaulding 30. A.J. Allmendinger 31. Derrike Cope 32. Landon Cassill 33. Ryan Blaney 34. Brad Keselowski 35. Kyle Busch 36. Danica Patrick 37. Timmy Hill 38. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 39. Chris Buescher

NASCAR at Bristol: Food City 500 starting lineup

Here is the starting lineup for the Food City 500.

Kyle Larson Chase Elliott Martin Truex Jr. Brad Keselowski Joey Logano Ryan Blaney Kyle Busch Jamie McMurray Clint Bowyer Kevin Harvick Jimmie Johnson Trevor Bayne Ryan Newman Erik Jones Kurt Busch Denny Hamlin Kasey Kahne Aric Almirola Ricky Stenhouse Jr.   Dale Earnhardt Jr.   Austin Dillon Matt Kenseth Daniel Suarez Ty Dillon AJ Allmendinger Paul Menard Chris Buescher Michael McDowell Danica Patrick Landon Cassill Cole Whitt Matt DiBenedetto David Ragan Reed Sorenson Corey LaJoie Gray Gaulding Jeffrey Earnhardt Timmy Hill Derrike Cope